PRINCIPLES OF FIGURE DRAWING
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1948. Alexander Dobkin. First Edition. Cloth. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY with a NUDE & SKETCH of the Dedicatee, 4to, maroon buckram, profusely illustrated--mainly by the author-artist--with a color frontispiece reproducing Degas' "La Sortie du Bain," a few sepia-colored sketches, and around 500 drawings; Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a lounging nude woman by Dobkin, 258 pages. Fine / Near Fine. Item #1707
With an original NUDE sketch SIGNED by the ARTIST-AUTHOR (plus a small sketch of "Kiki," the Dedicatee), this is an extremely well illustrated book on the many ways of creating excellent figure drawings.
Alexander Dobkin (1908-75), born in Genoa, Italy, is generally recognized as being "one of the most comprehensive guides to figure drawing with 500 illustrations." He also beautifully illustrated and well-received books such as Dana's, Two Years Before The Mast (1940). His sketches tend toward fulsome figures, while his other artistry is often informed by light surrealistic touches. (See, for example, exhibitions of his lithographs at the Rogallery.com.)
Extremities of dj are slightly worn, else Fine.
Price: $395.00